Gisela of Burgundy

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Gisela of Burgundy was a 10th–11th century Burgundian princess who became Queen of Hungary through her marriage to King Stephen I and played a key role in the Christianization of the Hungarian kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian missionary supporter ⓘ
historical figure ⓘ
princess ⓘ
queen consort ⓘ
associatedWith Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Burgundy ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
burialPlace Niedernburg Abbey, Passau ⓘ
canonizationStatus venerated as blessed in some traditions ⓘ
child Emeric of Hungary ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Burgundy ⓘ
dateOfBirth c. 985 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 7 May 1065 ⓘ
endTime 1038 (widowhood after death of Stephen I) ⓘ
ethnicGroup Bavarian ⓘ
father Henry II, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ
givenName Gisela ⓘ
historicalPeriod High Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRegion Central Europe ⓘ
knownFor being wife of Hungary’s first canonized king ⓘ
promoting Latin Christianity in Hungary ⓘ
supporting church foundations in Hungary ⓘ
languageSpoken Latin ⓘ
Old High German ⓘ
marriage married Stephen I of Hungary c. 996 ⓘ
mother Gisela of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to: Gisela of Burgundy
movement Christianization of Hungary ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to: Bavarian dynasty

Ottonian dynasty ⓘ
notableWork support for the Christianization of the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
occupation queen consort ⓘ
royal consort ⓘ
patronage Niedernburg Abbey in Passau ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kingdom of Burgundy ⓘ
placeOfBurial Niedernburg Abbey ⓘ
placeOfDeath Passau ⓘ
positionHeld Queen consort of Hungary ⓘ
religion Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
residence Esztergom ⓘ
Székesfehérvár ⓘ
roleIn early state formation of the Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
spread of Western monasticism in Hungary ⓘ
sexOrGender female ⓘ
sibling Bruno, Bishop of Augsburg ⓘ
Gabriele of Bavaria ⓘ
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
spouse Stephen I of Hungary ⓘ
startTime c. 996 (as Queen consort of Hungary) ⓘ
title Queen of Hungary ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gisela of Bavaria → mother → Gisela of Burgundy ⓘ
Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor → mother → Gisela of Burgundy ⓘ
Conrad the Peaceful → child → Gisela of Burgundy ⓘ
Adelaide of Maurienne → mother → Gisela of Burgundy ⓘ
Queen Gisela of Hungary → mother → Gisela of Burgundy ⓘ
William V of Montferrat → mother → Gisela of Burgundy ⓘ
Blessed Gisela → mother → Gisela of Burgundy ⓘ
Gisela of Burgundy → mother → Gisela of Burgundy, Duchess of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to: Gisela of Burgundy
Amadeus III, Count of Savoy → mother → Gisela of Burgundy ⓘ
Henry II, Duke of Bavaria → spouse → Gisela of Burgundy ⓘ
Adelaide II, Abbess of Quedlinburg → mother → Gisela of Burgundy ⓘ